<![CDATA[The Bad Apple]]>From a national treasure nonce to your manager at the Christmas party... where the hell is HR? Listen and cry as a safeguarding expert dissects cases of exploitation from across the globe, revealing wrongs, clutching rights, and asking the biggest question of all... what the **** is going on?

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]]>https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-bad-appleRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:34:45 GMTTue, 10 Mar 2026 17:11:39 GMT60The Bad Apple<p>From a national treasure nonce to your manager at the Christmas party... where the hell is HR? Listen and cry as a safeguarding expert dissects cases of exploitation from across the globe, revealing wrongs, clutching rights, and asking the biggest question of all... what the **** is going on?</p><hr /><p>Hosted on Acast. See <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://acast.com/privacy" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>episodicThe Bad Appleellieskelton@icloud.comyes<![CDATA[The One with the Public Inquiry]]>Would we just be better off burning the police force to the ground? This week, my co-host Ann Beswick, detective turned educator, brings her bad apple to the pod.

Four years ago, the government was given recommendations regarding the protection of children in care, based on a seven-year-long inquiry into the Rochdale abuse case. Four years on, nothing has changed.

Maggie Oliver, detective turned whistleblower, is now taking the government to court in a landmark case over MPs’ complete lack of care regarding the safety of our children. Sit back and listen as we discuss professional curiosity, multi-agency working... and the theft of a Mars Bar.

]]>d5557cf4-7f51-492a-8bd4-dfb70347f718Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:29:16 GMT<p>Would we just be better off burning the police force to the ground? This week, my co-host Ann Beswick, detective turned educator, brings her bad apple to the pod.</p><p></p><p>Four years ago, the government was given recommendations regarding the protection of children in care, based on a seven-year-long inquiry into the Rochdale abuse case. Four years on, nothing has changed.<br /><br />Maggie Oliver, detective turned whistleblower, is now taking the government to court in a landmark case over MPs’ complete lack of care regarding the safety of our children. Sit back and listen as we discuss professional curiosity, multi-agency working... and the theft of a Mars Bar.</p>yes00:58:05The One with the Public Inquiryfull<![CDATA[The One with the Royal Family]]>Ever considered the actual impact our royal family has on tourism? Ever questioned why we're funding an establishment that conceals child abuse? Well this one's for you!

One of Britain's baddest apples and yet, we sit down every year to watch some performative, idiotic monologue about hope, change, and equality... all the while paying 86 million a year to maintain royal houses while thousands are left homeless on the streets. Good job everyone!

]]>37422fe4-f85c-41f0-b45d-028b674f6c1aTue, 17 Mar 2026 19:39:57 GMT<p>Ever considered the actual impact our royal family has on tourism? Ever questioned why we're funding an establishment that conceals child abuse? Well this one's for you! </p><p></p><p>One of Britain's baddest apples and yet, we sit down every year to watch some performative, idiotic monologue about hope, change, and equality... all the while paying 86 million a year to maintain royal houses while thousands are left homeless on the streets. Good job everyone!</p>no00:31:33The One with the Royal Familyfull<![CDATA[The One with the Nepo Babies]]>Brooklyn Beckham has the world at his feet... yet he’s taken to Instagram, revealing the cracks in his famous family. The nation’s reaction? Mixed, with a spicy edge. In its first-ever deep dive, The Bad Apple interrogates our media’s short memory when dragging individuals online, and questions who is truly accountable for changing the nepo narrative?

]]>3d419967-94a7-4704-b2f8-535222c046d6Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:58:51 GMT<p>Brooklyn Beckham has the world at his feet... yet he’s taken to Instagram, revealing the cracks in his famous family. The nation’s reaction? Mixed, with a spicy edge. In its first-ever deep dive, The Bad Apple interrogates our media’s short memory when dragging individuals online, and questions who is truly accountable for changing the nepo narrative?</p>no00:32:28The One with the Nepo Babiesfull<![CDATA[The One with David Walliams]]>

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]]>https://shows.acast.com/the-bad-apple/episodes/697cd456dd5e887c52de3650697cd456dd5e887c52de3650Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:53:43 GMTA career of misconduct and the broadcasters are still rolling the credits? On our very first episode we tuck into the juicy apple that is children's author and TV presenter David Walliams. Little Britain star turned workplace liability, tune in as we question zero-tolerance myths, journalistic accountability, and why victims are still expected to prove abuse. Harper Collins really took their time biting this one! <hr /><p> Hosted on Acast. See <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://acast.com/privacy" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>yes00:52:19The One with David Walliamsfull